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What started as a technology products catalogue company has grown to a $1 billion communications and infrastructure services provider. This growth enables us to offer you an unrivaled solutions portfolio and international footprint, all built on the foundation of our business-trusted technical advice and support.

As an independent solutions provider, we will continue to examine each new technology objectively and will seek out the best products and solutions to add to our extensive portfolio.

We are committed to uncovering new products and solutions that can help you solve your communications and infrastructure challenges, and we'll remain at the forefront of innovation through our long-standing relationships with technology manufacturers.

Black Box Achieves Cisco Master Managed Services Certification and Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization. The company was named 2012 Supplier of the Year by Day & Zimmermann. The company board of directors appoints Michael McAndrew President and CEO, succeeding R. Terry Blakemore on March 31, 2013. Black Box launches and deploys InnerWirelessHD3-WLAN™. Black Box won a People’s Choice Stevie® Award for Customer Service and a Bronze award in the Customer Service Department of the Year category. Black Box was recognized by CRN’s 5-Star Partner Program Guide as an elite Partner Program Guide Vendor.

2012

Black Box acquires InnerWireless, Inc. and expands its services to include in-building DAS. Black Box is awarded the contract for the Korea Yongsan Relocation Plan to modernize communications and technologies for the U.S. Army. Black Box earns a spot on the Information Week 500 list of top technology innovators; is recognized by Cisco for excellence in customer satisfaction in the United States; is recognized by ShoreTel for Outstanding Achievement in Customer Satisfaction; and secures the 31st spot in the prestigious CRN Solution Provider 500 list.

2011

Black Box acquires PS Technologies, LLC. Black Box is named to Everything Channel’s VAR500 list; receives the Circle of Excellence award from ShoreTel®; and is named one of Information Week’s 500 Most Innovative Users of Business Technology. Black Box’s iCOMPEL™ WDS receives the 2011 TMC Communications Solutions Product of the Year award. Black Box is selected as a Prime Contractor on the government CONNECTIONS II contract. The Black Box® Catalog wins the Multichannel Merchant silver award.

2010

Black Box acquires Logos Communications Systems, Inc. Black Box and Genesis Networks Enterprises, LLC create a joint venture. Black Box receives Honda’s Supplier of the Year award and the Service Excellence Award from Aspect. Black Box is also named a top partner by AVST, and is upgraded to a platinum-certified Avaya® channel partner. Black Box wins the Multichannel Merchant award in the Computer and High-Tech equipment category and publishes the 35th Anniversary Black Box® Catalog.

Black Box wins “Catalog of the Year” at the Multichannel Merchant awards for an unprecedented third time in four years.
Black Box exceeds the $1 billion revenue mark.
Black Box acquires ADS Telecom, Inc.; B&C Telephone, Inc.

2006

Black Box acquires the USA Commercial and Government, and Canadian Operations of NextiraOne, LLC, as well as Nu-Vision Technologies, LLC and Nortech Telecommunications Inc.

2005

Black Box wins “Catalog of the Year” at the Multichannel Merchant awards for the second consecutive year.
The product mix grows, and the company now offers more than 118,000 products in its catalogs and on-line.
Black Box acquires Norstan, Inc.; Converged Solutions Group, LLC; and Communication is World Interactive Networking, Inc.

2004

Black Box wins “Catalog of the Year” at the Multichannel Merchant awards.

2003

The number of Team Members hits 3000.

2002

BusinessWeek recognizes Black Box as one of the “Best 100 Small Companies.”

2001

The BLACK BOX® Catalog grows to 1488 pages.

2000

On-site capabilities expand to include telephony services.

1999

Black Box begins offering on-site data/infrastructure services in the United Kingdom. On-site services then quickly expand throughout Europe and the Pacific Rim.
Black Box is named one of the “200 Best Small Companies in America” by Forbes.
A new state-of-the-art distribution center opens at the Company’s headquarters in Lawrence, PA.

1998

Black Box offers its first on-site data/infrastructure services in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
Later that year, Black Box expands its on-site offerings to Florida.

1994

Black Box goes on-line and within the first two weeks, visitors from 36 companies visit the site.

1992

Black Box goes public.

1987

In recognition of continued outstanding export trade, Black Box earns the U.S. President’s “E Star Award.”

1982

The company changes its name to Black Box.

1978

Product requests come in from around the world, and the company establishes the first of many international partnerships in Canada.

1977

The first BLACK BOX® Catalog rolls off the presses. It has six pages, contains nine products, and generates $170,000 in sales.